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Cesar Chavez Plaza

3.7 (49 reviews)

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Vanessa S.

I had never walked through this park before and didn't even know there's one in Sacramento. I know of the one in San Jose which was also in downtown. This one is a big park and is near the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, one of the church I frequent. Today, there was a car show which looked like it was hosted by the Sacramento Lowrider's Association. The park itself looks nice with ample seating areas under shady trees. I've driven passed this park numerous times. When there isn't an event, it can be hit or miss with finding some peace and quiet while sitting and enjoying the park. Sadly, there's some homeless individuals who may be screaming or fighting one another. The park is also surrounded by other establishments such as a coffee place and a restaurant so it can be quite busy, not to mention the downtown traffic.

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Ramona L.

The tex Mex music festival brings the liveliest and one of the most exciting music to northern Cali. It transforms Sacramento into Texas. There's great Texas BBQ, vendors informational booths with a beer and wine garden.

A cold & frigid day in January 2018 - still quite a lot of homeless here with no place else to go.
Michelangelo S.

Tragic, Sad Face Of An Abandoned Humanity Lost SITREP My yelpie Regina W. sums it up best in her pithy review-statement from August last year, "If you are looking for homeless people, this is a good place to find them at any given time." THE SETUP I will focus on the positive first: * Wednesday Morning Farmers Markets during the late Spring through the early Autumn months - keeps us city, county and state workers very happy to keep coming back to check out some fresh produce and great food truck options (from BBQ, to sandwiches, to tacos, etc.); and, * Friday Night Concerts - also during the warmer months - with lots of great local musician showcasesm coordinated by the outstanding promoter team of Jerry & Linda Perry - and other promoters - all cultivating a great local music scene with their musician discoveries - I absolutely love it. GLOOM, DESPAIR, AGONY But if you want your heart to break, if you want to see the direct results of an economy and country that create the conditions for a growing population of "throw-away people", then Cesar Chavez Plaza is this poor demographics hangout. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cesar-chavez-plaza-sacramento?select=WcMNWbjUuSxjFaVQI-YJXg&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w * Lots of space to spread out; * Even though under the shadow of Sacramento City Hall, still a sanctuary for people to smoke their medical marijuana in peace without getting harassed (even though they are obviously in pain and need more medical & psychiatric condition-"appropriate" medications beyond just marijuana (like this tragic couple I met & befriended who are battling chronic pain); https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cesar-chavez-plaza-sacramento?select=Q0XzNFZNjNhymRnfFoMKQQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w * And on balance, the plaza is just a nice place to sit & chill on the lawns, enjoying the sunbeams, and watching playful crows and squirrels tussle over crumbs. LA COSECHA Recently, La Cosecha restaurant anchored itself firmly on the western edge of the plaza, and it's a very popular & tasty place. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cesar-chavez-plaza-sacramento?select=6WEnHWeKT3kAKv4sjeJukg&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w Our own Yelp Community Manager (CM) Alex L. even hosted a very well attended Yelp Elite Event (YEE) there. But it remains to be seen if the "water and oil" of urban dwellers vs. homeless encampments can mix well enough to not cause problems. REPULSIONS (Objective & Subjective) * I have friends who refuse to go to this park under any conditions because of the homeless. * I have more friends who refuse to patronize La Cosecha or visit the park because they don't want to park their cars along the perimeter of the block. And I'm not in a position to them not to because I've had my own car vandalized (smashed back passenger window) while parked on this block in the evening while I was at Temple Coffee. It's sad and I don't blame the homeless. I blame the country and a narcissistic local business development & city government culture that has exasperated this situation and only increased the problem two to three fold this past year with their greed for development money, by short-shifting the social service programs. Ce la vie. THE LOWDOWN Cesar Chavez Plaze is indeed a plaza of mixed enjoyments and issues.

Ashi C.

This park is the heart of the downtown. Most of the events and functions occur in this park from farmers market to concerts. However, if you walk in this park on the weekdays or weekends when there is no major events, you'll find homeless people. It's sad but at the same time eyesore too. I don't like to walk in this park because of the homeless people. At times, they are sitting in groups.

Ceasar Chaves Plaza..6/24/16
Michele G.

OMG, let me see where do I begin..This was an evening to remember. So when I get here the concert it is in full swing. The music is jumping and there are literally people every where. The weather is perfect and lucky for me there's a parking garage right across the streets from the park. Just an FYI, after 5pm its only $5 to park in the garage. As for the park, I really couldn't say how big it was, because it was hard to see the whole thing due to the fact that there were so many people out here. People were everywhere, they brought chairs and blankets and was there just to enjoy great music eat, drink and relax. I met one of my closest girlfriends and we just chilled. We walked around for a bit to check out the food choices and the drink options. If you wanted beer or wine, you had to first purchase a token in one line. And then go to another to pick up your drink. The lines were long but they moved very quickly. The prices were reasonable, only $4 & $5 bucks for beer/ or wine. The food, well was not really me per say! I went with the street tacos (that was the name for them). They were extremely small and it was 2 for $5 bucks. I got the steak tacos with most of what I had no ideal what it all was. I asked if it was spicy and the young man said just a lil. My friend got the nachos which was $8 buck and the plate was rather big. They gave you plenty. As we were walking away I took one bite of one of my tacos and my mouth was on fire! I couldn't eat another bite. I wanted some fried fish, but that I didn't see/or smell out here. I saw people with Jimboy's tacos but I didn't see where they were selling them. I really didn't see a lot to choose from as far as food goes. They had the outdoor sweat box bathroom stalls set up for use. Something you will rarely see me get in. Lol The music was Reggae and one of the groups was ZFG. One of the guys from the group proposed to his girl..'SHE SAID YES'! I believe there were three groups total that preformed and I only got the name of this one (ZFG). It was all so great, it seem like everything was just perfect. This was my first time at Caesar Chavez Park and it was a nice experience. The CIP went on without any problems and to hear it was 7900 people that were there and that was a record breaker. Park was bigger than it looked I guess..Not bad..I can't wait to come back again. Hopefully before the summers over.

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4.9
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Full view from the bathroom side of the playground area
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